Rheem Classic Furnace Overview

We have owned our Rheem furnace now for only one year, that is, one cold season, but so far so good. I like that it’s a gas furnace. Separating our gas use from our electricity use has resulted in what I believe is energy savings. Since we only use the gas for our heat, we are hyper-aware of our gas use. I also like that it heats our 1500 square foot house very quickly and keeps it warm at a minimal setting. Of course, we do live in the South and it does not have to work terribly hard most of the time. I feel it was a pretty good value. If I could change anything about the experience, I wish I would have had more time to shop around for a better price, but my family needed this very quickly. It has run perfectly in the short time we’ve owned it. I believe that I got a great value and I would recommend this brand to a friend, and I would buy this again.

It’s noisy – very noisy. And when the inducer fan broke down last week, there were problems with locating this part. What a mistake it was to buy this furnace.

We had the Rheem Classic 90 Plus Model rgrc installed in 2009. In 3.5 years we had a tech come out 3 times. Overall, its cost us close to $1,300 dollars in labor costs to fix the broken down components. While parts are under warranty labor is not. Very very unhappy consumer!!!

I live in an older home and have always has trouble keeping the entire home a consistent temperature. My Rheem furnace has the 2 stage gas heat and a variable speed blower. I have never felt more comfortable cooling with the Rheem ranl ac unit with the variable speed blower. This is my second Rheem system in my house and the first lasted over 25 years. The installation company was the best and changed some of my ductwork as well. In Indianapolis call Thiele!!! Top Rheem installation company. Great service with the best brand equipment.

My Rheem Classic 90 93.5% efficiency furnace ran for about 3 to 4 months last winter (2007) and now in December 2008 I am having a strange problem where the burners sputter and die and the furnace continues to blow for a while. If I let the furnace sit for a day and then fire it up again, it will warm the house from ~40 deg f up to 70 deg F. Eventually either that day or within a week, the problem with the burners blowing themselves out recurs. It also makes a lot of noise in general, not quiet at all, lots of squeaking and strange noises. I’m probably going to call a pro soon to look at it. Considering my previous furnace was over 40 years old and still ran fine, just with very high cost, I’m shocked that this unit is already having problems. Looking at all the negative reviews online of Rheem furnace owners, I’d have to say I wouldn’t buy one again.